Williams, Frank
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Frank |
Surname | Williams |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 28-05-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LK865 |
Markings | C8-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Schoonselhof Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave IVa. E. 7. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 265 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 147967 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 640 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Kolonie, 2320 Wortel (Hoogstraten), Antwerpen Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Stencilled information board |
Memorial Text | De bemanning van Halifax LK865 bestond uit - 28 mei 1944 |
Location | Normandy Barracks, Leconfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Metal Sculpture Brick Pillars and Inscribed Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Leconfield, including 640 Sqn |
Location | Memorial Gardens, Beverley, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those of 640 Sqn who were killed during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
On his second tour with at least 26 sorties to his credit |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2216/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2157/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-05-1944 |
End Date | 28-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Leconfield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (31% moon) |
Operation | Bourg-Leopold to bomb the military camp. 331 aircraft, 10 Lost (3.0%). The use of Oboe helped to pinpoint the target exactly resulting in serious damage to the target. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed near Antwerp, Belgium |